It does seem fairly impossible to accurately determine the actual phaser output based upon available data. However I still believe that the methods used by DITL are sound, but the completed calculations are not entirely correct. Like I showed in my post, the output of the phasers is in the petawatts...

Yeah, I mostly am trying to make sense of what is written on DITL and double check the math. There are multiple examples in my post and the original DITL to make the case for the actual output of the Enterprise D / Galaxy Class MK 1. Of course we don't know exactly, which is unfortunate.

You're making a lot of assumptions about the materials involved, no? I mean, assuming that "space rock x " is identical to Arizona sandstone is something of a stretch to my way of thinking. That is true. We really have no way of knowing what type of rock it was. Perhaps a geologist would ...

I have found a few errors pertaining to the phaser output of the Enterprise D. Legacy “In this episode the Enterprise-D must use a phaser array to tunnel its way through 1,600 metres of rock…” This tunnel as stated by DITL appears to be 1,600 meters down and 70 meters in diameter. Using the formula ...